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How do you fancy a 20 percent boost to your processor's performance? Research from the North Carolina State University claims to offer just that. Despite the emergence of fused architechture SoCs, the CPU and GPU cores typically still work independently. The University hoped that by assigning tasks based on...

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It would seem that someone took the instructions for this tanker a little too literallyHey you! No smoking in Arabic! Can't you read? No prizes for working out what happened here. According to Sahil Anand, who first posted the photo to Facebook: "A contract company out here [in Egypt] was...

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Use more data, win more prizes. It may sound counterintuitive, but that's exactly what Russian operator MegaFon is offering to its subscribers, as part of a curious 3G promotion. It all began back in November, when the provider announced a rather straightforward contest: customers who downloaded the most data...

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Unlimited data plans may be a distant memory for most in the US, but the situation is looking much better in Russia. There's perhaps no better example of this than a recent contest orchestrated by MegaFon, the country's second-largest cellular provider. The company challenged its customers to usurp as...

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I’d be surprised if anyone was still using Slide or nifty photo-sharing app Photovine, but don’t say you weren’t warned if you’re a ridiculously persistent user. Both products will finally be shuttered on March 6th, according to messages posted on Slide.com and Photovine.com. Slide still lets you export data until...

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Over the weekend, we hosted a fun contest from the Founder Institute, where entrepreneurs posted a one-sentence pitch for their companies. We received more than 450 pitches, of which 421 followed the designated format (“My company, _(insert name of company)_, is developing _(a defined offering)_ to help _(a defined audience)_...

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It’s been a while, but we’re back with a revised version of our round up of events you should be attending in 2012. We’ve had plenty of additions pour in over the past few weeks that are worthwile events to attend. You will have probably noticed the calendar counting down...

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Luke, a 2011 Google Science Fair finalist from South Africa, tells us about his love for science and why he wanted to talk to robots In this video, Luke, a 2011 Google Science Fair finalist from South Africa tells us about his love for science and why he wanted to...

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Last week we launched our weekly giveaway with a killer device, and for week two we're following up with another solid offering. Our friends at Nokia are showing up big, offering not one but five T-Mobile branded Lumia 710 units for our lucky readers! Indeed, we'll be picking out...

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For those of you attending the TNW2012 conference, the 25th of April will probably mark a day of travelling, checking in to your hotel, getting in the mood at the pre-conference party and mentally preparing for your upcoming two days of doing business. On that very same day however, The...

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The winner of Microsoft's "Smoked by Windows Phone" challenge has revealed he plans to donate his free laptop and phone to a charity auction. Sahas Katta won a challenge in a Microsoft Store over the weekend when his Galaxy Nexus displayed the weather from two different cities faster than...

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For many, deciding which tech events to attend depends on a variety of factors. The kind of crowd you can expect, the opportunities for exposure and the overall cost of attending are only a few of the questions you’ll need to ask yourself before deciding which event to grace your...

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We must be smack-dab in the middle of audio week, because even GSM giant AT&T is bestowing the fantastic phonic prizes for your possible procurement, with four Beats Bundles up for grabs. What is this bundle of Beats? It's a set of wireless over-ear headphones (on the right) alongside...

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The Internet can be an overwhelming place with so much information thrown our way all day and night long. When big brands spend millions of dollars on advertising campaigns, the most important thing they care about — their greatest ROI — is your attention and engagement. This is why the...

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Even Tom from MySpace knows that Facebook’s app platform is a powerhouse, and has joined a company called RocketFrog as an advisor. The company has launched what it calls the “largest free to play online casino app” on the Facebook platform. I’m not a social games kind of guy, but...

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TwitchTV is launching its Android and iPad apps today as it expands the reach of its video game tournament streams. Debuting at the PAX East show in Boston, the new apps are aimed at giving users access to live online broadcasts while they’re on the go. The iOS app...

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We have another exciting giveaway for all of you this week. Earlier this morning, Jordan wrote about our friends over at Picksie and the launch of their new Android app. For those who don’t know, Picksie is a location-based app that helps you figure out what fun things there are...

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Plyfe is a New York startup that rewards people for engaging with brands on social media. Fueled by $1,000,000 in funding from General Catalyst and the Playfish founding team, it launched 10 days ago and has 17,000 users. Plyfe is a platform that creates games for brands and helps...

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Google will be winding down Prizes.org, a contest-driven ‘marketplace for creative ideas’, over the next 6 months. Prizes.org is actually a legacy product Google obtained through the purchase of Slide. I never quite understood why the company had decided to terminate all of Slide’s products post-acquisition, bar Prizes.org. Basically, Prizes.org...

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Microsoft is joining forces with Best Buy to put on a number of invite-only in-store Windows Phone events named "Behind the Tiles." The events will consist of an instructor-led demo lab showing off the Lumia 900's capabilities, a look into the Metro UI and its future, as well as...

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PC World tested 3G and 4G wireless data transfer speeds for the top four carriers —both indoors and outside with multiple devices across 13 major cities in 130 testing locations— and discovered some surprising results. During average wireless speed tests for 3G networks, T-Mobile took the download and upload speed...

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When trying to get people excited about your new product, setting up a contest via social channels like Twitter and Facebook has become commonplace. However, as new channels pop up, it doesn’t take long for companies to test out similar campaigns using them. Pinterest is something that is getting everyone’s...

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Striiv, a smart pedometer that uses game mechanics to motivate people, is getting updated Wednesday with a new personal wireless connection that lets users encourage and compete with each other. With the new Striiv Connected social component, Striiv is moving beyond a more solo experience and utilizing relationships to help...

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This past weekend was Music Hack Day San Francisco, which was the third in the city and the twentieth overall globally since 2009. There were over 200 developers in attendance hacking away on cool projects that could help change the future of music distribution and delivery. While sitting through sixty-one...

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What qualities do science and skateboarding share? Steve Caballero talks about what inspired him to start skateboarding and where his ideas come from. This may surprise you, but science shares a lot of qualities with skateboarding, it doesn't have to be all about Bunsen burners and test tubes. In this...

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Recruiting startup Interview Street is making a move onto college campuses (virtually speaking). The company helps employers recruit programmers by holding online coding contests to test their skills. Right now, co-founder Vivek Ravisankar says the average CodeSprint coder has between zero and 3.5 years of work experience — in other...

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With out-of-state hopefuls flocking to California to purchase tickets for tomorrow’s half-a-billion MEGA Millions Lottery Jackpot, lines have been building up throughout the week, with some shops reporting a wait time of over three hours. However, California residents looking to throw their name in the hat for the record-breaking jackpot won’t...

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Do you think you can write a computer model to accurately score students' essays? If so, Kaggle (a platform for predictive modeling competitions) is hosting a $100,000 competition called the Automated Student Assessment Prize that you should look into. Competitors' models need to be able to predict the human...

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When Amazon bought Zappos, CEO Tony Hsieh was clear with employees and customers that the company would continue to operate separately, and it’s all important culture would stay just as unique as it was pre-purchase. For most people who have seen how acquisitions go down from the inside, this may...